Structure 5465 · Pike County, AL

County Road 3316 over Whitewater Creek

Carries County Road 3316 over Whitewater Creek, Sec 13 T8n R21e.

Overall conditionFair

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck at 6 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructure7/9 · Good
Substructure7/9 · Good
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT442 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 7/9Substructure 7/9

442 ft end to end, longest span 34 ft: about 6 semi-trucks nose to tail. Lengths and the semi-truck on the deck are drawn to the same scale. Each part is colored by its latest inspection rating. The inventory records lengths but not heights or the layout of the shorter spans, so those are drawn as typical for a tee-beam bridge.

Built195670 years old
Length441.9 ft134.7 m
Daily traffic450counted 2001
Last inspectedJanuary 2025every 24 months

Location

StateAlabama
CountyPike
LocationSec 13 T8n R21e
CarriesCounty Road 3316
CrossesWhitewater Creek
Coordinates31.67099, -85.90802

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete
DesignTee Beam
Total Length441.9 ft (134.7 m)
Max Span34.1 ft (10.4 m)
Deck Width25.6 ft (7.8 m)
Deck Area1050.7 sq m
Main Spans13
Year Built1956

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic450 (2001)
Truck Traffic6%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJanuary 2025
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number005465

How Bridge Ratings Work

Inspectors rate each major part of a bridge (the deck you drive on, the superstructure of beams that holds it up, and the substructure of piers and abutments beneath) on a 0–9 scale. A bridge's overall condition is its lowest of those ratings, so one deteriorated component makes the whole bridge "poor."

0Failed
1Imminent failure
2Critical
3Serious
4Poor
5Fair
6Satisfactory
7Good
8Very good
9Excellent
Good · lowest component 7–9
Fair · lowest component 5–6
Poor · lowest component 0–4

A poor rating is not a closure. It means the bridge is flagged for priority repair or replacement; bridges judged unsafe are closed or posted with weight limits. The waterway (channel) rating is reported, but it does not count toward the overall classification.

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